Rwanda Bird Checklist

Rwanda Bird Checklist : Rwanda bird checklist is your ultimate guide of the different birds in Rwanda, which travelers that visit Rwanda on a Rwanda birding safari can use. This Rwanda bird checklist indicates whether the species are threatened or endangered as per the IUCN. The below Rwanda bird checklist also indicates where the birds are as per the below guide;

Akagera National Park – ANP

Nyungwe Forest National Park – NFNP

Nyabarongo River – NR

Ducks: Anatidae
1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataANP,NR
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorANP,NR
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusANP
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosANP,NR
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaANP,NR
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisANP,NR
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusANP
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaANP,NR
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
11African Black DuckAnas sparsaNFNP
12Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataANP,NR
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaANP
14/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
15{Green-winged Teal}Anas crecca
16Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
17Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa
Guineafowl: Numididae
18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisANP
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
19{Crested Francolin}Ortygornis sephaenaANP
20Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiANP
21Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiANP
22Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorusANP
23Shelley’s FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiANP
24Blue QuailSynoicus adansoniiANP
25(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
26Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiANP
27Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilisNFNP
28Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusANP
29Hildebrandt’s SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiANP
30Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferANP,NR
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
31Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor
Grebes: Podicipedidae
32Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisANP,NFNP,NR
33Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
34Rock PigeonColumba liviaANP,NR
35Speckled PigeonColumba guineaANP,NFNP,NR
36Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
37Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixNFNP
38Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorques
39Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataNFNP
40Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensNFNP
41Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensANP
42Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataANP,NFNP,NR
43Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaANP,NFNP,NR
44Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisANP,NFNP,NR
45Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosANP,NR
46Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferANP,NR
47Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaANP,NFNP,NR
48#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
49African Green-PigeonTreron calvusANP,NFNP,NR
Bustards: Otididae
50Denham’s BustardNeotis denhamiANP
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterANP
Turacos: Musophagidae
52Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataNFNP
53Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiNFNP
54White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusANP
55Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusANP
56Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniNFNP
57Ross’s TuracoMusophaga rossaeANP,NFNP,NR
58Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusANP
59Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusANP,NR
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
60Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusANP,NFNP,NR
61Black CuckooCuculus clamosusANP,NFNP
62/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusANP,NFNP,NR
63African CuckooCuculus gularisANP
64\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiANP
65Black CoucalCentropus grilliiANP
66Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusANP,NFNP,NR
67White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusANP,NR
68Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusANP,NFNP
69Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusANP
70Levaillant’s CuckooClamator levaillantiiANP,NR
71Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusANP
72Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiANP
73Klaas’s CuckooChrysococcyx klaasANP,NFNP,NR
74African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusANP,NFNP
75Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusANP,NFNP,NR
76Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusNFNP
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
77Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusANP
78/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP
79Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisANP
80Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusNFNP
81Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisANP
82Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP
83Bates’s NightjarCaprimulgus batesi
84#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiANP
Swifts: Apodidae
85Cassin’s SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
86Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusNFNP
87/Alpine Swift/Tachymarptis melba
88/Mottled Swift/Tachymarptis aequatorialisANP
89Common SwiftApus apusANP,NR
90African SwiftApus barbatusANP,NFNP
91Little SwiftApus affinisANP,NFNP,NR
92Horus SwiftApus horusNFNP
93White-rumped SwiftApus cafferANP,NFNP,NR
94African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusANP,NR
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
95African RailRallus caerulescens
96|Corn Crake|Crex crexANP
97African CrakeCrex egregiaANP
98/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
99Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
100Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusANP,NR
101Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataANP,NR
102Allen’s GallinulePorphyrio alleni
103African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisNR
104\Striped Crake\Amaurornis marginalisANP
105Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraANP,NR
106Baillon’s CrakeZapornia pusillaANP
Flufftails: Sarothruridae
107White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
108Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
109Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaNFNP
110\Streaky-breasted Flufftail\Sarothrura boehmi
Finfoots: Heliornithidae
111African FinfootPodica senegalensisANP
Cranes: Gruidae
112Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumANP,NFNP,NR
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
113Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
114Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,NR
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
115Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusANP
116Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
117{Black-bellied Plover}Pluvialis squatarolaANP
118[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulva
119/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaANP
120Forbes’s PloverCharadrius forbesi
121Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisANP,NR
122/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
123Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisANP,NR
124Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusANP,NR
125White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
126Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisANP
127Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusANP
128Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusANP,NR
129#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosusANP
130/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
131Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons
132[Greater Sand-Plover]Anarhynchus leschenaultii
133Kittlitz’s PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusANP
134White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
135Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisANP
Jacanas: Jacanidae
136Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisANP,NR
137African JacanaActophilornis africanusANP,NR
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
138/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
139/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
140/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
141/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
142African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
143/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoANP,NR
144[Terek Sandpiper]Xenus cinereus
145/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosANP,NR
146/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusANP,NR
147/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisANP,NR
148/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaANP,NR
149/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
150/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
151/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaANP
152/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
153/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxANP
154[Broad-billed Sandpiper]Calidris falcinellus
155/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaANP,NR
156/Temminck’s Stint/Calidris temminckii
157/Sanderling/Calidris alba
158/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
Buttonquail: Turnicidae
159Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP
160Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
161Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusANP
162Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
163Temminck’s CourserCursorius temminckiiANP
164[Rock Pratincole]Glareola nuchalis
165|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni
166/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaANP
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
167/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
168Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
169/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
170#African Skimmer#Rynchops flavirostris
171/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
172Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
173Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
174{Black Tern}Chlidonias niger
175/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
176[Lesser Crested Tern]Thalasseus bengalensis
Storks: Ciconiidae
177African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusANP,NR
178/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
179/Abdim’s Stork/Ciconia abdimiiANP,NR
180African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisANP
181/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaANP
182Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisANP
183Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferANP,NFNP,NR
184Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisANP,NFNP,NR
Anhingas: Anhingidae
185African DarterAnhinga rufaANP
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
186Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusANP,NR
187Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboANP
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
188#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusANP
189Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensANP,NFNP,NR
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
190ShoebillBalaeniceps rexANP,NFNP,NR
Hamerkop: Scopidae
191HamerkopScopus umbrettaANP,NFNP,NR
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
192Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
193Little BitternIxobrychus minutusANP,NR
194Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxANP,NR
195Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaANP
196Little EgretEgretta garzettaANP,NR
197Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
198White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
199Striated HeronButorides striataANP,NR
200Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisANP,NR
201Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesANP,NFNP,NR
202/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idaeANP,NR
203Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisANP,NR
204Great EgretArdea albaANP,NFNP,NR
205Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaANP,NR
206Gray HeronArdea cinereaANP,NR
207Purple HeronArdea purpureaANP,NFNP,NR
208Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaANP,NFNP,NR
209Goliath HeronArdea goliathANP
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
210Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusANP,NFNP,NR
211African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusANP,NFNP,NR
212Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia rara
213Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashANP,NFNP,NR
214African SpoonbillPlatalea albaANP,NFNP,NR
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
215SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius
Osprey: Pandionidae
216/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusANP
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
217Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusANP,NFNP,NR
218Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
219African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusANP,NFNP,NR
220Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisANP,NFNP,NR
221/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusANP,NFNP
222African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesANP
223White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisANP
224Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosANP
225Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusANP,NFNP,NR
226White-backed VultureGyps africanusANP
227Rueppell’s GriffonGyps rueppelliANP
228Congo Serpent-EagleDryotriorchis spectabilis
229BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusANP
230Beaudouin’s Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
231Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisANP
232Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusANP
233Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensANP,NR
234Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusANP,NR
235Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusANP,NFNP
236Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusANP
237Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisANP,NFNP,NR
238/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaANP
239Wahlberg’s EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiANP,NFNP,NR
240/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
241Ayres’s Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
242Tawny EagleAquila rapaxANP
243/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisANP
244Cassin’s Hawk-EagleAquila africanaNFNP
245Verreaux’s EagleAquila verreauxii
246African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterANP
247Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusANP
248{Dark Chanting-Goshawk}Melierax metabatesANP
249Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarANP,NR
250{Grasshopper Buzzard}Butastur rufipennis
251/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusANP
252African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusANP,NR
253/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusANP
254/Montagu’s Harrier/Circus pygargusANP
255African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiANP,NFNP
256ShikraAccipiter badiusANP
257Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusANP,NFNP,NR
258Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisANP
259Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisNFNP
260Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusANP,NFNP,NR
261/Black Kite/Milvus migransANP,NFNP,NR
262African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferANP,NR
263/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoANP,NFNP,NR
264Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusNFNP
265Augur BuzzardButeo augurANP,NFNP,NR
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
266African Grass-OwlTyto capensisNFNP
267Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls: Strigidae
268African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisANP
269Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiANP
270Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusANP
271Fraser’s Eagle-OwlKetupa poensis
272Verreaux’s Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaANP,NFNP
273Pel’s Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
274Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumANP
275Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumNFNP
276[African Barred Owlet]Glaucidium capense
277Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumNFNP
278African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiANP,NFNP
279Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus
280Marsh OwlAsio capensisANP
Mousebirds: Coliidae
281Speckled MousebirdColius striatusANP,NFNP,NR
282Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusANP,NR
Trogons: Trogonidae
283Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaANP,NFNP
284Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumNFNP
Hoopoes: Upupidae
285/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsANP
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
286Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusANP,NFNP
287White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiNFNP
288Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneicepsNFNP
289Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasANP
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
290Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
291Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurus
292Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusANP,NFNP
293African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusANP
294Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaNFNP
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
295Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataANP
296Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
297Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusANP,NFNP,NR
298African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaANP,NR
299Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badia
300Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaANP,NFNP
301Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisANP,NFNP,NR
302Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
303Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiANP
304Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaANP,NFNP,NR
305Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisANP,NFNP,NR
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
306White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
307Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusANP,NFNP,NR
308Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusANP,NR
309Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesANP,NFNP,NR
310Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
311/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisANP
312/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusANP
313Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusANP
314/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterANP,NFNP,NR
315Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoidesANP
Rollers: Coraciidae
316/European Roller/Coracias garrulusANP
317Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusANP,NR
318Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
319Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusANP,NFNP,NR
African Barbets: Lybiidae
320Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
321Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiANP
322Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiNFNP
323Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaNFNP
324Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusANP,NFNP
325Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusANP
326Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaANP,NR
327White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusANP
328Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesANP
329Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusANP
330Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusANP
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
331Wahlberg’s HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusNR
332Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioNFNP
333Willcocks’s HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi
334Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisNFNP
335Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorANP,NR
336Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusANP
337Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorANP,NFNP,NR
Woodpeckers: Picidae
338Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisNFNP
339Elliot’s WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotiiNFNP
340Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
341Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensANP,NFNP,NR
342African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeANP,NR
343Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusNFNP
344Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
345Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusANP
346Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosa
347Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaNFNP
348Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP
349Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaANP
350Bennett’s WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiANP
351Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniANP,NR
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
352Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
353/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniANP,NR
354Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusANP,NFNP,NR
355Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusANP,NFNP,NR
356Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraANP,NFNP,NR
357|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus
358|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP
359|Eleonora’s Falcon|Falco eleonorae
360|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorANP
361/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoANP
362African HobbyFalco cuvieriiNFNP,NR
363Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusANP,NFNP,NR
364/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus
Parrots: Psittaculidae
365Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
366Fischer’s LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
Parrots: Psittacidae
367Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
368Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
369Meyer’s ParrotPoicephalus meyeriANP,NR
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae
370African BroadbillSmithornis capensisNFNP
Pittas: Pittidae
371\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisANP
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
372Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaNFNP
373White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
374Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaANP,NFNP,NR
375Petit’s CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiNFNP
376Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
377/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusANP
378#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusANP,NFNP
379African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusANP,NFNP
380Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliNFNP
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
381Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaANP,NFNP
382Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaNFNP
383Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsNFNP
384Chinspot BatisBatis molitorANP,NFNP,NR
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
385White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusANP
386African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
387Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
388BrubruNilaus aferANP
389Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisANP,NFNP
390Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaANP
391Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensis
392Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisNFNP
393Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP,NR
394Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusANP,NFNP,NR
395Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisANP
396Luehder’s BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiANP,NFNP
397Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorANP,NFNP,NR
398Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,NR
399Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriANP,NR
400Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisANP
401Willard’s Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiNFNP
402Albertine BoubouLaniarius holomelasNFNP
403Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
404Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusANP,NFNP,NR
405Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolorNFNP
406Doherty’s BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiNFNP
407Lagden’s BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeniNFNP
408Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiANP
Drongos: Dicruridae
409Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisANP,NR
410Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusNFNP
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
411African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
412African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisANP,NFNP,NR
Shrikes: Laniidae
413/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioANP,NR
414/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
415/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
416|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorANP,NFNP
417Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesANP,NFNP,NR
418Mackinnon’s ShrikeLanius mackinnoniANP,NFNP,NR
419Northern FiscalLanius humeralisANP,NFNP,NR
420Souza’s ShrikeLanius souzaeANP
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
421Pied CrowCorvus albusANP,NFNP,NR
422White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisNFNP
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae
423Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
424Violet-backed HyliotaHyliota violaceaNFNP
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
425White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaNFNP
426White-bellied Crested FlycatcherElminia albiventrisNFNP
427White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataNFNP
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
428White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasANP
429Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusNFNP
430Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventerNFNP
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
431African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliANP
Larks: Alaudidae
432Fischer’s Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
433Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaANP,NR
434Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaANP
435Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaANP
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
436Green CrombecSylvietta virens
437White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysNFNP
438Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiANP,NFNP,NR
439Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisANP
440Grauer’s WarblerGraueria vittataNFNP
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
441Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
442Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsANP
443White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonANP,NFNP
444Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzoriiNFNP
445Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusANP
446Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraANP,NFNP,NR
447Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
448Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaANP,NR
449Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniNFNP
450Black-faced ApalisApalis personataNFNP
451Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaANP,NR
452Kungwe ApalisApalis argenteaNFNP
453Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaNFNP
454Gray ApalisApalis cinereaANP,NFNP,NR
455Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaANP,NFNP,NR
456Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiNFNP
457Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusNFNP
458Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaANP,NFNP,NR
459Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsANP,NFNP,NR
460Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansANP,NFNP,NR
461Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiANP,NR
462Chubb’s CisticolaCisticola chubbiANP,NFNP,NR
463Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
464Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
465Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusANP,NR
466Carruthers’s CisticolaCisticola carruthersiANP,NR
467Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusANP
468Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP
469Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaANP
470Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusANP,NFNP,NR
471Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisANP
472Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,NFNP
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
473Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisNR
474/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
475African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisNR
476Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisNFNP
477/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaANP,NFNP
478/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusANP,NR
479|Marsh Warbler|Acrocephalus palustris
480Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusANP,NR
481Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisANP,NFNP,NR
482Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensANP,NR
483/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusANP,NR
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
484Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi
485|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis
486Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisANP
487Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziNFNP
488Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusNFNP
489White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisANP,NR
490Grauer’s Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriNFNP
491Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisNFNP,NR
Swallows: Hirundinidae
492White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsANP,NFNP,NR
493Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraNFNP
494Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaANP
495Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaANP,NR
496Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaNFNP
497/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaANP
498Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaANP,NFNP,NR
499|Montane Blue Swallow|Hirundo atrocaerulea
500/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaANP,NFNP,NR
501Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisANP,NFNP,NR
502Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiANP,NR
503/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumNFNP
504Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaANP,NFNP,NR
505Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaANP,NFNP,NR
506Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaANP
507Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisANP,NFNP
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
508Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisNFNP
509Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus
510Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
511Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisANP,NFNP,NR
512Shelley’s GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisNFNP
513Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsNFNP
514Little GreenbulEurillas virens
515Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisNFNP,NR
516Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisNFNP
517Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatusNFNP
518Cabanis’s GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiNFNP
519Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
520Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusANP,NFNP,NR
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
521/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
522/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusANP,NFNP,NR
523Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
524Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensNFNP
525Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetusNFNP
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae
526Neumann’s WarblerHemitesia neumanniNFNP
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
527/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaNFNP
528/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinANP
529African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
530Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atricepsNFNP
531Greater WhitethroatCurruca communis
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
532Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniANP,NFNP,NR
533Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae
534Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens
535Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraNFNP
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
536Red-collared Mountain-BabblerTurdoides rufocinctusNFNP
537Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiANP,NFNP,NR
538Hartlaub’s BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii
539Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiANP,NFNP,NR
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
540Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusANP
541Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusANP
Starlings: Sturnidae
542Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaANP
543#Violet-backed Starling#Cinnyricinclus leucogasterANP,NFNP,NR
544Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisNFNP
545Waller’s StarlingOnychognathus walleriNFNP
546Sharpe’s StarlingPholia sharpiiNFNP
547Stuhlmann’s StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniNFNP
548Rueppell’s StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraANP,NR
549Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP
550Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusANP
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
551White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisNFNP
552Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeNFNP
553Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusNFNP
554African ThrushTurdus peliosANP,NFNP,NR
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
555African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaANP,NFNP
556/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataANP,NFNP
557Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaANP,NR
558Cassin’s FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
559Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusANP,NFNP
560Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
561Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensNFNP
562Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacusNFNP
563Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaANP,NFNP,NR
564White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriANP,NFNP,NR
565Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiANP,NR
566Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysANP,NR
567White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula robertiNFNP
568Archer’s Robin-ChatCossypha archeriNFNP
569Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraNFNP
570White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniANP,NFNP,NR
571Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisANP,NFNP,NR
572Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaANP,NFNP
573Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
574White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataNFNP
575Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
576Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrysNFNP
577Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabirae
578Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraANP
579Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisNFNP
580/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataANP
581|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisANP
582/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
583Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilis
584Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisNFNP
585/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraANP,NR
586African StonechatSaxicola torquatusANP,NFNP,NR
587Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisANP
588Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraANP,NFNP,NR
589Arnot’s ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiANP,NFNP,NR
590/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheANP
591Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataANP
592Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaANP
593Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisANP,NFNP
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
594Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
595Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
596Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisANP,NFNP,NR
597Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisANP,NFNP,NR
598Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaNFNP
599Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeNFNP
600Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaNFNP
601Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
602Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisANP,NFNP,NR
603Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventrisNFNP
604Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisANP,NFNP,NR
605Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaNFNP
606Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni
607Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusANP,NFNP
608Stuhlmann’s SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanniNFNP
609Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiNFNP
610Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusNFNP
611[Rockefeller’s Sunbird]Cinnyris rockefelleriNFNP
612Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
613Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisANP,NR
614Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusANP,NFNP,NR
615Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusANP,NFNP
616Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusANP,NFNP,NR
617Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusANP,NR
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
618Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsANP,NFNP,NR
619Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtANP,NFNP,NR
620Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniANP,NR
621Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisANP,NR
622Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisANP,NR
623Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterANP,NFNP
624Strange WeaverPloceus alienusNFNP
625Holub’s Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsANP,NFNP,NR
626Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsANP,NR
627Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusANP
628Vieillot’s Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusANP,NR
629Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusANP,NFNP,NR
630Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusANP,NFNP,NR
631Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorNFNP
632Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisNFNP
633Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusANP
634<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalisANP,NR
635Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
636<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaANP,NR
637Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixANP,NFNP,NR
638Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusANP
639Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
640White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusANP
641Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensANP,NR
642Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisANP,NR
643Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsANP,NFNP,NR
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
644Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataANP,NFNP,NR
645Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorANP,NFNP,NR
646Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
647White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiNFNP,NR
648Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaNFNP
649Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
650Shelley’s CrimsonwingCryptospiza shelleyi
651Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoniNFNP
652Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
653Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiNFNP
654Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiNFNP
655Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusNFNP
656Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolor
657White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusNFNP
658Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosANP,NR
659Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaANP,NFNP,NR
660Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapilla
661Kandt’s WaxbillEstrilda kandtiNFNP
662Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
663Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaANP,NFNP,NR
664Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildANP,NFNP,NR
665Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaANP,NFNP,NR
666QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
667Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusANP,NFNP,NR
668Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaNFNP
669Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaANP,NR
670Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP
671Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinaceaNFNP
672Peters’s TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
673Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaANP,NFNP,NR
674African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataANP,NFNP
Indigobirds: Viduidae
675Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraANP,NFNP,NR
676Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaANP
677Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataANP,NR
678Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
679House SparrowPasser domesticusANP,NFNP,NR
680Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusANP,NFNP,NR
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
681Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisANP,NFNP,NR
682Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraNFNP
683Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaNFNP
684/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaANP,NR
685African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpANP,NFNP,NR
686White WagtailMotacilla alba
687African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusANP,NFNP,NR
688Long-billed PipitAnthus similisANP
689Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysANP,NR
690Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
691/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisANP,NFNP
692/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusANP
693Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus
694Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusANP,NR
 

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Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

695Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusNFNP
696Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusANP,NFNP,NR
697Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisANP,NFNP,NR
698Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisNR
699Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisANP,NR
700Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusANP,NR
701Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusANP,NFNP,NR
702Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniNFNP,NR
703Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexNFNP
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae
704Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxNFNP
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
705Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
706Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,NR
707Cabanis’s BuntingEmberiza cabanisi

 

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